The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-09-23

which killed Degan? To answer this it be,
comes necessary to examine the character of the
association with which these defendants were
connected and its aims. There was no quest tion
about this organization, nor little about its OBJ
Jccts. ltr' platform was published by the alarm
and the Arbeiter Zeitung. The court quoted
MANY familiar extracts from that sheet. Among
them are the peculiar ideas of the communists
the aboishment OF titles to lands and sort of
freedom which is far beyond ages in the rear
of modern civilization, and in of these arti-
cies the charge Is made that the state, the
in the pay and under the sway of the
capitalist, and that the labofers mus, overthrow
these powers by physical strength. 1t Is ad-
mitted, nnd even positively asserted, that such
thing as right Of property is not only myth,
but great wrong 10 those who by laziness and
other faults have nev I earned property. or by
their want of thrift cannot keep such as they
may have had. This Association subverts all
law These men should read our constitution
and laws, and then they will find that they, are
hemmed with law, but yet the yoke is so light
that none will feel it. There was anothe news
paper called The Alarm. ard defendant
ana aedeI !, owned nnssr some stock in It
of Engel and Others of these defendants. The
court proceeded to connect the other eonies in
the chief movers. and the center of any and all
| commnnistc meetings In Chjcago and that they
were In person and were always pronounced
| followers of the red hag. Evidence was given
| that there We're twenty-five to thirty labor
| unions in Chicago at that time, embracing a
membership of from fifteen thousand to sixteen
tIuuSluu a iarue IilaJOEllS ul tutse ltleu were
| honest, industrious men, working daily
| for their daily bread well meaning
| men and had no thought of anarchy
| or any of its hateful doctrines The assemblage
| for any ordinary purpose would have been law
| full, but it was conducted as an unlawful assem-
blnge, even p ior to the arIning and drilling OF
| the group and was violation OF the military
laws Of Illinois Each OF these defendants will
| fully and malciously violated the laws of the
| Stale of Illinois and they shall suffer the ex-
| treme penalty hxed by the court OF Cook count y
| on the day previously stated. As specimens OF
| weapons bv which deprnved men or men with
no heart could use against their fellow creatures
| nothing in modern times can approach the ex.
| quisite means devised by these anarchists, aud
| they seemed to have made study ni that 9wf fu
| purpose The court very carefully explains tht
law as to conspiracy In all its phases. and quotes
| extensively from eminent authorities. We thinl
that the course pursued on the trial in regard tt
| the manner of empaunclling the jury was cor
1 rect andin accordance with the law. The state
| is not called upon to tender the defendants
| second panel before the defendants tender i
| back four. We cannot see that the remarks o.
the states attorney in the argument to the jur,
| were marked by any such improprieties as re
| quire a reversal of the Judgment In thei
| lengthy argument counsel for the defense rails
| some other points of minor Importance which
! are not noticed. AS to these it is sufficient tt
| say that We have considered and do not regart
| them well taken. The Judgment OF the crimina
| court of Cook county is affirmed